WiththehelpofGloria,hiswife,TomPetersonworkedformanyyea...

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With the help of Gloria ,his wife ,Tom peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent    1  with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high percentage of repeat    2  .    About five years ago, Tom was  3    by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to   4    them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final    5  Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She told him that   6  the numbers looked good it didn't feel  7    to her. However, Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare    8  , he went ahead and made the     9 . Within months he discovered that he had made a big  10    had paid too much for a   11   company. He tried as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things   12   . He was forced into bankruptcy（破产）. He was about to lose everything, including his   13  business.     Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to   14  admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits(诉讼), he would focus his   15   on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his  16  , and that he needed to learn from this   17   dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted  people, who in turn    18   respect for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria   19  _to changes in retailing(零售) and have built an even better business than before.     In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of   20  Peterson’s experience is an example.  Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.

1. A．popularity               B．reputation      C．cause            D．foundation

2. A．customers               B．assistants             C．friends           D．visitors

3. A．appointed               B．approved              C．approached D．appreciated

4. A．sell                   B．pay                C．buy                D．check

5. A．decision           B．choice           C．determination       D．judgement

6. A．as though              B．now that               C．even though        D．in case

7. A．terrible             B．fair                 C．right              D．attractive

8. A．possibility         B．occasion               C．event             D．opportunity

9. A．profit                B．purchase              C．reservation    D．appointment

10. A．difference             B．discovery       C．commitment   D．mistake

11. A．dying                    B．controversial        C．clumsy           D．tiring

12. A．in                   B．around          C．down             D．up

13. A．original          B．various          C．unique           D．precious

14. A．quietly            B．loudly            C．openly           D．secretly

15. A．beliefs            B．spirits            C．attempts               D．energies

16. A．producer               B．wife                C．relative          D．adviser

17. A．experience            B．enterprise      C．process         D．history

18. A．won                B．showed          C．achieved              D．earned

19. A．belonged              B．adapted         C．adopted               D．appealed

20. A．them                     B．what              C．that                      D．which

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1—5 BACCA  6—10 CCDBD  11—15 ABACD  16—20 BABBD

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